Tottenham tipped to hire Fulham boss Marco Silva if Thomas Frank is sacked.
Thomas Frank has come under pressure at Tottenham Hotspur as results and performance levels continue to spiral downwards. There was an air of frustration when Spurs lost 1-0 at home to Chelsea at the start of November. Thomas Frank wanted a response and got it from his boys, who beat FC Copenhagen 4-0 in the Champions League. Since then, though, things have only gotten worse.
Spurs fell to a 4-1 defeat against Arsenal in the North London Derby at the Emirates Stadium, and have followed it up with losses to Paris Saint-Germain and Fulham. They were shocked 2-1 by Fulham last Saturday, which contributed to the toxic atmosphere at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Tottenham supporters booed and jeered goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario after his clanger against Fulham put the home side two down after just six minutes.
Thomas Frank leapt in defence of Vicario and slammed the supporters that piled in on his goalkeeper during the game, even going on to the length of calling them “not real Spurs fans”. Apparently, this has not gone down well within the Tottenham fanbase, with many sick and tired of the Dane’s defensive tactics and wanting him sacked.
Just as it looked like things might get even worse, Spurs somehow came back from a goal down twice to earn a hard-fought point against Newcastle United at St. James’ Park. Cristian Romero, the skipper who returned after a while was at the double.
Jamie Carragher reckons Marco Silva could end up at Tottenham
Back in the summer, Spurs were linked with a number of managers after it became clear that Ange Postecoglou will be sacked. Despite ending the club’s 17-year-long wait for a trophy by winning the Europa League, Postecoglou was sacked in June. At that time, Fulham boss Marco Silva was heavily linked with a move to Tottenham. In fact, he was the leading candidate to replace Postecoglou, but Spurs hired Thomas Frank in June.
Amid talk of Frank’s sacking just more than five months into the job in N17, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has reckoned Silva (via The Overlap) could end up at Tottenham following his career renaissance. The English pundit feels Everton should have never sacked the Portuguese tactician and that he can see him managing Spurs one day.
“I actually think he was the one manager Everton should have stuck with,” Jamie Carragher said on the latest episode of the Overlap.
“You know when Everton kept sort of changing manager with Moshiri and the owner, he was the one I sort of liked.
“I’ve always seen Silva at almost Tottenham, I’m not saying Tottenham as in change Thomas Frank put Marco Silva in.
“The point I’m trying to make is not quite go from Fulham to like you know a Liverpool or Manchester City you think going to sort of compete for the league but sort of that sort of level just belong with it trying to get you know Champions League maybe, you know Aston Villa, that type of team that would almost be the next step for him in the Premier League. I think he probably deserves one of those jobs.”
Silva’s Fulham picked up their first away win of the season by beating Tottenham. Silva has done a good job at Fulham. The Portuguese has gained promotion with the Cottagers and established them as a proper Premier League club. However, this season hasn’t gone as per the plan as they find themselves in the bottom half of the table. The West Londoners hadn’t won an away game, before they met Spurs last weekend.
A combination of individual mistakes, lack of organisation in defence and midfield and poor approach saw Fulham take a 2-0 lead inside six minutes. It could’ve been worse for Frank’s side as Samuel Chukwueze had hit the outside of the post just minutes after Harry Wilson had scored Fulham’s second goal. With Silva having not yet committed his future at Craven Cottage, Spurs bosses may pay heed to Carragher’s opinion.
